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27-16-901. Expiration and renewal of licenses.
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27-16-901. Expiration and renewal of licenses.
(a)(1)(A) Except for the intermediate driver's license and the learner's license, every driver's license shall expire at the end of the month in which it was issued eight (8) years from its date of initial issuance unless the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration provides by rule for some other staggered basis of expiration.
(B)(i) A learner's license shall be issued for no more than a two-year period and shall expire upon the driver's reaching sixteen (16) years of age.
(ii) Any person sixteen (16) years of age may apply for an intermediate driver's license, provided that his or her driving record is free of a serious accident and conviction of a serious traffic violation for the most recent six-month period.
(C) An intermediate driver's license shall be issued for no more than a two-year period and shall expire upon the driver's reaching eighteen (18) years of age and may be renewed at that time or within thirty (30) days following the expiration date of the intermediate driver's license as a regular driver's license for eight (8) years, so long as the intermediate driver has been free of a serious accident and conviction of a serious traffic violation for at least twelve (12) months before arriving at his or her eighteenth birthday.
(2)(A) The secretary may by rule shorten or lengthen the term of any driver's license period, as necessary, to ensure that approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the total valid licenses are renewable each fiscal year.
(B)(i) All drivers' licenses subject to change under this subsection shall also be subject to a pro rata adjustment of the license fee charged in § 27-16-801(a).
(ii) The adjustment of the fee shall be carried out in the manner determined b
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-901
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27-16-901. Expiration and renewal of licenses.
(a)(1)(A) Except for the intermediate driver's license and the learner's license, every driver's license shall expire at the end of the month in which it was issued eight (8) years from its date of initial issuance unless the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration provides by rule for some other staggered basis of expiration.
(B)(i) A learner's license shall be issued for no more than a two-year period and shall expire upon the driver's reaching sixteen (16) years of age.
(ii) Any person sixteen (16) years of age may apply for an intermediate driver's license, provided that his or her driving record is free of a serious accident and conviction of a serious traffic violation for the most recent six-month period.
(C) An intermediate driver's license shall be issued for no more than a two-year period and shall expire upon the driver's reaching eighteen (18) years of age and may be renewed at that time or within thirty (30) days following the expiration date of the intermediate driver's license as a regular driver's license for eight (8) years, so long as the intermediate driver has been free of a serious accident and conviction of a serious traffic violation for at least twelve (12) months before arriving at his or her eighteenth birthday.
(2)(A) The secretary may by rule shorten or lengthen the term of any driver's license period, as necessary, to ensure that approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the total valid licenses are renewable each fiscal year.
(B)(i) All drivers' licenses subject to change under this subsection shall also be subject to a pro rata adjustment of the license fee charged in § 27-16-801(a).
(ii) The adjustment of the fee shall be carried out in the manner determined by the secretary by rule.
(b) Every driver's license shall be renewable on or before its expiration upon completion of an application, payment of the fees designated in § 27-16-801, and passage of the eyesight test required in § 27-16-704 and shall be renewed without other examination, unless the secretary has reason to believe that the licensee is no longer qualified to receive a license.
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27-16-704. Examinations of applicants.
(a) Every applicant for a driver's license, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be examined in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b)(1) The examination shall be held within not more than thirty (30) days from the date that application is made.
(2) The examination shall include a test of the applicant's eyesight, ability to read and understand the highway traffic laws of this state, an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle, and any further physical and mental examination deemed necessary by the Office of Driver Services to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
(3) The test of the applicant's eyesight shall examine his or her visual acuity to read road signs and identify objects at a distance.
(4) The applicant shall have a minimum uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 for an unrestricted license and a minimum corrected visual acuity of 20/70 for a restricted license. The applicant's field of vision shall be at least one hundred forty degrees (140°) for a person with two (2) functional eyes and at least one hundred five degrees (105°) for a person with one (1) functional eye.
(5) Applicants who fail the eyesight test shall be instructed that they should have their eyes examined by an eye care professional and secure corrective lenses, if necessary.
(6) The test of the applicant's eyesight shall be made on an optical testing instrument approved under standards established by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(7) In addition, the applicant for a learner's license and an intermediate driver's license shall have the student's
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-704
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27-16-801. Licenses generally — Validity periods — Contents — Fees — Disposition of moneys — Definitions.
(a)(1)(A) In a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Office of Driver Services shall issue:
(i) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, a Class D license or a Class M license to each qualified applicant eighteen (18) or more years of age, for a period of eight (8) years, upon payment of twenty-four dollars ($24.00);
(ii) An intermediate Class D license or an intermediate Class M license to each applicant between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age, for a period of up to two (2) years, upon payment of twelve dollars ($12.00);
(iii) A learner's Class D license to each applicant between fourteen (14) and sixteen (16) years of age, for a period of up to two (2) years, upon payment of twelve dollars ($12.00); and
(iv) A Class MD license to each qualified applicant, for a period of not more than two (2) years, upon payment of two dollars ($2.00).
(B) A Class D license or a Class M license shall be issued for a period to be elected by the applicant of either four (4) years upon payment of twelve dollars ($12.00) or eight (8) years upon payment of twenty-four dollars ($24.00) to a qualified applicant who:
(i) Is seventy (70) or more years of age; and
(ii) Has an expired Class D license or Class M license.
(2)(A) Each applicant for a Class D license, Class M license, or Class MD license under § 27-16-704, § 27-16-807, or § 27-20-108 shall pay an examination fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each written examination taken.
(B) The examination fee shall be remitted in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(3) Each license shall include:
(A) A distinguishing number assigned t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-801
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-16-801. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.